19 Cited authorities

  1. Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

    471 U.S. 462 (1985)   Cited 16,758 times   46 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a defendant has "fair warning" if he purposefully directs his activities at residents of the forum and if the litigation results from alleged injuries arising out of or relating to those activities.
  2. Helicopteros Nacionales de Colom. v. Hall

    466 U.S. 408 (1984)   Cited 9,230 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation
  3. Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington

    326 U.S. 310 (1945)   Cited 22,502 times   109 Legal Analyses
    Holding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )
  4. Hanson v. Denckla

    357 U.S. 235 (1958)   Cited 7,853 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that personal jurisdiction over defendant trustee was inappropriate when defendant's only contacts with the forum resulted from plaintiff-settlor's unilateral activity of moving to Florida
  5. Alpine View Co. v. Atlas Copco AB

    205 F.3d 208 (5th Cir. 2000)   Cited 690 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that general jurisdiction did not exist where the defendant occasionally sold products to entities in Texas that used the defendant's products for projects in Texas and the defendant's employees made field visits to Texas between December 1992 and December 1993
  6. Panda Brandywine Corp. v. Potomac Elec. Power

    253 F.3d 865 (5th Cir. 2001)   Cited 623 times
    Holding that a district court need not "credit conclusory allegations, even if uncontroverted"
  7. Stuart v. Spademan

    772 F.2d 1185 (5th Cir. 1985)   Cited 983 times
    Holding that the nonresident defendant did not intend to avail himself of the laws of the forum when he contracted with several Texas residents, sent letters to Texas, shipped products to Texas, included a Texas law provision in the contract, and marketed his product in Texas
  8. Mink v. AAAA Dev. LLC

    190 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 1999)   Cited 530 times
    Holding that website is passive when it provides the user with printable forms and displays contact information
  9. Ruston Gas Turbines, Inc. v. Donaldson Co., Inc.

    9 F.3d 415 (5th Cir. 1993)   Cited 551 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that it would be fair to exercise jurisdiction over the third-party defendant in Texas because the Texas forum would bring all the parties into one courtroom for a single resolution of the case
  10. Central Freight Lines Inc. v. APA Transport Corp.

    322 F.3d 376 (5th Cir. 2003)   Cited 367 times
    Holding that the defendant shipper's awareness of and interference with a contractual relationship between two Texas-based companies whose business relationship centers around Texas and that resulted in harm to plaintiff in Texas supported personal jurisdiction in Texas
  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 342,515 times   917 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 11   Cited 35,450 times   137 Legal Analyses
    Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
  13. Section 17.041 - Definition

    Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 17.041   Cited 151 times
    Stating a defendant does business in Texas where it contracts with a Texas resident and the contract will be performed in whole or in part in Texas